Listed below are steps to career development, what steps you will advise?
1. Identify interests
2. Analyze options
3. Select career opportunity (ies) of interest
4. Identify development gaps and opportunities
5. Refine development plan
6. Discuss career development with manager
7. Implement action plan
8. Monitor progress against plan(s)
9. Share/Validate progress with manager
10. Repeat steps 8 & 9 throughout year
M. Sahir A. Shatiry, PMI-RMP, PMPSenior Hook-up and Commissioning Engineer| Petronas Carigali Sdn BhdIpoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
Tough questions, me myself before never identify what steps should i go through in my career development. But as above steps good as guidance for you to identity your career path.
Maybe one i want to add is to do " strengths and weaknesses" analyses, from there you can know what the area that you have capable with. And the mitigation for the area that you weak.. Saving Changes...
Stéphane ParentSelf Employed / Semi-retired| Leader MakerPrince Edward Island, Canada
Stretch your comfort zone. You want to get comfortable with discomfort. Saving Changes...
Erik BergHead of Corporate Investigations| AmazonTacoma, Wa, United States
Anupam, it's interesting how different people view career development, which outside of government, is driven primarily by social networking and getting to know those who need the skills and services of a project manager. I've been learning this myself. Ironically, applying project management logic and process to career development, even if it is a career in project management, doesn't work. People hire people they like and/or those who can make (save) them money. So I would agree with your step 3, and step 6, in that 6 is actually networking and letting people know you have an interest and asking them to help you find opportunities once you have developed a relationship. Of course it's a two way street - you should also offer and actively try, to help them if you're in a position to do so. Saving Changes...
Christian VelazquezBARA Process Lead| Cadena de Descuento BARAMonterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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Stéphane ParentSelf Employed / Semi-retired| Leader MakerPrince Edward Island, Canada
As a follow-up to Erik's point, I suggest networking should be a high priority. Make a point of meeting new people and keeping touch with them. Don't worry about whether they are in your interested industry or not. Networking is about breadth, not depth. Saving Changes...
Hi Anupam, identifying some career goals and developing an action plan to reach these is helpful. This can include working with a mentor, building your network, and volunteering to gain new skills. You may like this article I wrote recently:
